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To: GraceZ who wrote (19822)	2/24/2000 5:14:00 PM
From: KailuaBoy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

Grace, I want to be able to click on an ICON that would allow me to drag-and-drop real time camera views of my commute onto a single page so that with one click I can see what is going on. ATHM shouldn't do this for me because I have a myriad of similar needs that any two bit content developer could solve. These little problems are being solved everywhere and I don't need some portal to try and aggregate my interests. I have bookmarks for that. ATHM could facilitate development of broadband apps by establishing a framework within which broadband apps could be designed and presented across the ATHM network so that end users get a consistent, quality experience. Today's model doesn't allow for this. Too much uncertainty in connections, bandwidth limitations, differing code, bloated crappy sites. The effect to the end user is lack of differentiation. Sites are still slow. SI still crawls at times. By not requiring but offering this framework, and that would include a review of framework compliance, ATHM would have the ability to provide true broadband, differentiated, compelling, consumer driven experience. Call it @Home Certified and put a stamp on the bottom of the page. Call it Internet Autobahn and stamp it. Don't charge for it. Do everything in your power to assist the developers. Excite ain't gonna do it. The new broadband portal ain't gonna do it. The content developers can do it if ATHM gives them the framework within which they can create compelling content that will always be what the consumer wants. That content will always be served over ATHM because that's the only way the consumer can get it.